The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-06-08
Editor O,iIrien aud the New York Demon.
atratiOn.

HtrntiOn'
The refusal OF Editor o'Brien to be pre-.
sent at tho mara meeting in New York,
has brought upon him severe denunCis-
ton. 1t may result in cutting Of some Of
the supplies from this side Tor carrying on
the Parliamentary contest and supporting
the "plsu OF campaign" Was Mr.. 0'Brien
right2
The misaion OF this distinguished Irish
man to the American continent was, not
to exploit himself, not 10 forward any side
Issues, not TO advance AnybOdy's peculiar
theories, not to pisy a pert in American
politics national or local, but to advance
the causo Of Ireland. In puruuing the OBJ
ject OF his vlait It behoovsd him to do
nothing, to say nothing, to be o party TO
nothing that might iDiurs his cause ct
home or abroad.
When ME. O'BTien waH informed Of the
complexion that wac to be given to the
meeting, ol tho men who were to take
charge Of 1t and wss shown the resolutions
that were to be adopted, he reRlizsd that
his presence OF tho meeting would natural
ly be construed IS giving his countOnanCe
to doctrines 10 which he does not give his
assent, aud 10 which the Irish party in
Parliament has steadily refused to COM
nit itself.
He knew that his participation in the
meeting under such auspices would fairly
open him to the charge Of permitting him.
self and his csuBe to DO used Tor the benefit
Of Mr.. Georges Labor Party. He had
common sense enough to realize that II
would be o costly error to permit himself
to be captured and used by any party. It
would have been tho salne from the pattl.
ssn point Of view II the Republican or tho
Democratic party had attempted to gather
him In for It's own purposes. The peCu.
liar Danctlty which Mr.. George and his
followers seek 10 throw about their orga.
nl1sGion docs not alter the cRho.
II there had not been a speech made or
4 resolution adopted Rt tho meeting, the
selection Tor chairman would have been
enough to keep away a thoughtful leader
in the Irish movement. John MCMNokln,
who was chosen aud %stubbOrnty stuck to
for chairman, had preHIdCd at o meeting
Addressed by r. j. lyman, who rests I'm.
der q dark BuspiCion Of having had o hand
in tho Phmuix Park murders and who
openly advocates ''phySiCAl force" 90 the
remedy for IrGland's troubles. Mr..
o!BriOn'S presence at a meeting 90 pro.
sided over would, in bis own Language,
"hAye given color L tho malignant misrop.
re~spnLALionso Of the London Im0Rndw would
involve the most CalAmItous results for
otr movement"
Mr.. 0'Bhsn could not have been pres
ont at all without bringing down %Calanl.
toua consequences all along the line.
Every word uttered would have been
used 10 tho prejudice Of Ihs Irish movO.
mont, II II had been capable Of being 90
used; and II happened that tho whole
tone and tendency Of tho proceedings
made them just TO tho hand Of the Fog.
llah enemies Of Ireland.
SEQ how tho meeting RAM; Chairman
MoSiaCkin, in the opening speech, said vi
II 10 right 10 destroy tAndtOfdiOm In 1tO,
land, Il should be right 10 destroy land.
lofdiBm In America, too, and in every
other country whore ltexlStS." When hO
bnSOrOd al 'lhe moral law Of what they
call tho church, " thOtO were groSnB and
dorlSlyo laughter, and 90 Il was when no
smoke oil "ihe rights Of property d.
MCaiynnSAl Homo RulO was only q pNF.
tlal remedy. Tho only truO remedy was
10 be found Ia the doctrine Of the land Tor
the poor psople-!he doctrine Of Henry
George aud his followers II The Irish
leadSrs-or So.VallOd lSadOs-Oould not